New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
PERSONAL TRAITS AND TALK.
SOME GLIMPSES OF THE WAYS AND NJ
TIONS OF VARIOUS PEOPLE.

Inelr tongues easily WHtn inc HdIlc VI hr" w.
president fthe Maverick National Bank, is mentioned
He was a strong figure in the so-called Boston
crowd in the New-York and New England Railroad
fight. ! was surprised to hear him designated inc
other day by highly educated Bos'onian as
corker" He Gdded Potter is of those gcniil,,
generous whole souled men that are wen lihtH ~
everybody His bank is the most profitable In ~ w
England. They declared a dividend of ~ per cent it
year Thci7 capital is 500 900, their surplus
800, 900. and their undivided profits upward ~
$3oO,OOO. Potter comes 40 near being N y rit
az any man in Boston. He has the New orA ~, e
and ideas, although when he came over 10 New I'm
time ago they cleaned him ou IN npon' nd
and sent him back homo to IL in diiapaa,SSu
ton financially. He made enough out OF the new 80
and New-Engand deal so that he neeu ~. ~ a.
whether school keeps or not Some ,iie pc,' per- 30 GO
elect of officers he sold out the STOCK ne ha ~ In o
and much more besides at the same pr i', lion
covered in SO that he had made quarter oil iiii''
dollars"
Another New-England man who Was here during tue
week rs Edwin Morey, the president OF the hos'o"
and Lowell Railroad Mr. Morey is wealthy po'
tonian of Beacon-st He was heavy stockhoide, -,
the Lowell road which had become involved III ,"t
agemcn which he looked upon as disastrous. nc 'o
hold of its affairs purely matter OF duty u ms L.
low stockholders. This was four years ago nc nae
rclad the road with seventytwo-pound steer rn'l'
kept down the operating expenses to low poi H
Sper cent on the capital stock last wear, an" u
clare dividend OF per cent lie SAID 20 one o. ''
friends recently that 600 year would not po e
tcmytation to him 10 become president of the road
ho had to do it again. but that he presuh'ei II.
similar emergency {" the one that brought MN w. Wv
fiont he would DO the same thing rs before Mf olcy
is n calm good Looking man. ruddy oI 1ountenanV~
with gray sde-N hiskers and mustachc lie Is AN OK
pert whist and billiard PLACER, ana al "hi'' 10 az
counted one of the best players In Boston.
II has been a surprise Ia me- said former res'dent
of Buffalo, whose personal relations with President
Cleveland have been intimate for long period OF
years tha; in his foreign policy President Cleveland
In mo dominated hV Secretary
Bayard | was in Albany once will the late 'oonc,
Kingman F. Page OF this city when we PAID soclai
visit TO President Cleveland. IL after his elecuo
as President and Colonel Page was talked OF as u
possible Colle tor fol7hs port lie was not NOVEL,
an onice-seeker and call was purely percsonai.
Colonel Page enthusiast on the SUBJECT OF 'u""n
annexation. The discussion had naturall, turned on
that question A we were leaving, that supJoct vc.ni
the last one which touched. l remember toioh1i
Page holding Mr.. Clevelands hand rs he sald WIN
great impressiveness, Governor, want 10 say, as
last word that the ruler OF any nation VINO auus o i
sin lie foot Of ground to his conntrys nomalh WI,
live forever in history In all my acquaintance WIN
Cleveland | never his eyes snap win SO Hncn
apprecativc intelligence as when he listener 10 WI,
enthusiastic declaration of Colonel Page. The Colonei
was tall man with majestic presence and spoke WIN
courtly grace that carried strength with MS WORDS
He had many talks with Cleveland aiterward ABOUT
this and other points OF foreign policy ana was il!
impressed to the DAY OF his death with the 6eef ina,
President Cleveand's Administration would be marker
by change and extension OF the boundaries ~ w.
United States. There does not seem much prosIcct VI
II however through the tempVrzing policy Mr. Clcve-
land has adopted and pursued under Mr.. Dayarus
advice"
Now and again We hear a new outbreak ah2ut the
trade dollars and the necessity for their reconage.
The spectators who bought up these CONS Mt prices
ranging from 50 % cents have claimed persstenty
that the total amount that would be turned IN LOT
recoinare wouId be less than 6OOO,O Oo Chhries To-
Coon formerly Assistant Secretary OF the treasury
said TO me that careful investigation he was con
fdent that II the Government should rFer Pnss pl
=. fl.t raIa doilurs
10 900 900. of them would be prrsentcd. lie a1ne'
"The spectators have asserted that the cous when
werc sent abroad China were clipped ana defared
there and wi never come back. IL J. probably true
that large numbers were clipped In China but Con-
press has several times been on the point OF recopns
them and whenever the matter has been agitated 10
that point spectators bought up all the uncip,~d
coins that could be found abroad snd brought them
back here IL Is pretty certain that The figure that
haze named il nearer the truth 10 the amount held
here than any estimate that ia made by the interested
rersons One thing that The public always iorgets IN
the discussion the trade dollar - that the GoVerh
men, never owned one of those dollars never coined
one for itself never issued one IA con, and CON
eurntly il in responsible for them Deyohd INC
guarantee oil weight
II seems to lie pretty well settled that Ex-Governor
George Hoady Is coming t, New-fork to practise law
He has been contemplating this step Tor some Tune
and his intimate friends here cay that no has positively
decided upon it, The Governor has one OF the rpest
LEGAL minds in the country, acute, penetfat ng ana
brilliant So persistent Is he IA student tnat no
rarely seen without a book or pampuet I'd h'S usn''
In intervals OF waiting III court he IA always rcaohg
Ue bn. b,en for many years attorney tor large rni-
roads and corporations and probably no man VI Jus
State except Judge kanney OF Cieveand mas recetou
an large rctainefs and Tees lie will be All accession
to the bar of New York There IA strong personal
friendship between himself and Judge rorh h
although they have hecn contestants I'D TWO e"o"o"'
for the Govcrnorsbip OF ONO
Joseph w. Dre1el has O taste for music which was
we'll cultivated In his younger cays and has not been
his MADISON
ave. I nm told he has gathered one OF tho finest
lbrar,es of musical works in the country. III Is sara
IN no b,s intention TO give this library by VIII 10 nomo
institution in tins country w1ier" music " ''o n
branch OF education taught gentleman who was 'n
Florida with Mr.. Drexe winter or two ago toiu %
an incident there which brought ont the i"ct tht w
Drexel is himself expert In mnsicai execution ~
one OF the river STEAMBOATS, their company was eune
Nv a hand of Italians who had IN their possession
fiddle flute, guitar and harp MI DreAsi occan.
csted In the music and during an interlude went
over and picked up the inst uments one atter announcer
and gave a performance upon each. Afterwnrd AT
tho hotel he down at the ano and rattiod on MUSIC
az II II had been his life vocation instead oil banking
Colonel James Duffy, who has gone to the Bcrmudas
"a a companion OF General Simon Cameron, Isl man
of marked traits. "IIe is farmer and gentleman
.aid Pennsylvania man yesterday. ny that 10 no.
mean that farmers not gentlemen, but rather tnas
he is not fancy gentleman farmer. He is genuine
farmer who has accumulated considerable wealth. mas
acquired culture, and IN now enjoying the prouuos h
h,s toll He has large farm Harris burg ana MS
dinners TO the Farmers Club among the features
OF Pennsylvania ifo." Colonel Duifvs farm consists
of 500 acres Of tho best land in Lancaster County,
which is for agriculture second to no county IN ,n1
Keysl0ne State. lie lives four miles hon Oehe.a
Cameron. Tho two have been friends Tor nan
century although the Colonel Is stanoh Democrat;
When the General Secretary OF War, Coione'
Duffy was Of his close advisers
saw much of General Cameron while he was IN
New-York lie is a remarkable specimen OF physioai
preservation. At eighty weight years OF age he sui
carrie. himself nearly erect and but for an injury ne
suffered 10 his back three four weeks ago would DO
able to match himself with the average man OF sifv
years of age. The General has sallow complexion
which Is heightened by the shock Of long whitc mar
that covers his head and hangs down upon his shou
ders, luxuriant around the e0ges but getting jus.
triAe thin top. The old statesman has nspi. u =